"pupil at Hunters Hall Primary School from 1971 to 1978 and then Eastbrook Comprehensive School from 1978 to 1983. Adams signed for Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1980. He made his first team debut on 5 November 1983 against Sunderland in the First Division, four weeks after his 17th birthday. Adams became a regular player in the 1986–87 season, winning his first major trophy that season when playing in the Football League Cup Final win over Liverpool at Wembley. Together with Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn and Steve Bould, Adams was part of the ""famous back four"" that lined up in"
"Tony Adams (gridiron football) Anthony Lee Adams (born March 9, 1950) is a former gridiron football player in the World Football League (WFL), the National Football League (NFL), and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Adams played college football for Utah State from 1970 through 1972 prior to becoming a professional athlete. During his time with the Utah State Aggies, Adams was the starting quarterback. The Aggies' 3-year record during Adams' tenure totaled up to 21 wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie. He didn't miss any games, playing in all 33 contests while he attended Utah State. On November 11, 1972,"
"Jimmy Adams (footballer) James Arthur Adams (2 August 1937 – 30 December 2005) was an English footballer who played at full-back for Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra and Macclesfield Town from 1956 to 1963. Adams spent his youth with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before he returned to his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent to sign for Freddie Steele's Port Vale in May 1956. There he was converted from a wing-half position to play at full-back. His only appearance for the club came in a Third Division South clash at Brentford's Griffin Park on 26 April 1958, Vale losing 4–1. He was released from Vale Park"
"in 1980. He started in all 3 games that he played in for the Vikings, losing all 3 of those games. He completed 49 of his 89 pass attempts for 607 yards while posting 3 Tds and 5 interceptions. Tony Adams (gridiron football) Anthony Lee Adams (born March 9, 1950) is a former gridiron football player in the World Football League (WFL), the National Football League (NFL), and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Adams played college football for Utah State from 1970 through 1972 prior to becoming a professional athlete. During his time with the Utah State Aggies, Adams was"
"Gaines Adams Gaines Adams (June 8, 1983 – January 17, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears of the NFL. Adams died unexpectedly in 2010 from a previously undetected heart condition. Adams was born in Greenwood, South Carolina. He attended Fork Union Military Academy in 2001 and recorded 58"
"NFL's New York Yanks for a final year before retiring. Adams was born in Cleveland, Ohio and attended the city's South High School. After graduating, he went to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Adams was drafted in 1939 by the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL) and played for the team until 1942. He was selected to play in the NFL's All-Star game in 1941 and 1942. Adams then played one season for the Green Bay Packers on loan from the Rams after the Rams suspended operations during World War II. Adams joined the U.S. Army in 1944"
"a spell with Chelmsford City he ended his career at Workington. Billy Adams (footballer, born 1919) William Henry Adams (8 January 1919 – 1989) was an English professional footballer who played for Hartlepools United, Tottenham Hotspur, Carlisle United, Chelmsford City and Workington. Adams began his career as an amateur with Harlepools United. In January 1937 the full back signed for Tottenham Hotspur. Adams featured in one FA Cup match for the ""Lilywhites"" and played a further 10 matches during the World War II war time years. In June, 1946 he signed for his local club Carlisle United where he went"
"Chet Adams Chester Frank Adams (October 24, 1915 – October 27, 1990) was a professional American football tackle and placekicker who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC), mainly with the Cleveland Rams and Cleveland Browns. He was selected to the NFL's All-Star game twice. In 1978, he was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. Adams grew up in Cleveland and went to college at Ohio University. After graduating, he played four seasons for the Cleveland Rams before World War II forced the team to suspend operations in 1943. Adams"
"Billy Adams (footballer, born 1919) William Henry Adams (8 January 1919 – 1989) was an English professional footballer who played for Hartlepools United, Tottenham Hotspur, Carlisle United, Chelmsford City and Workington. Adams began his career as an amateur with Harlepools United. In January 1937 the full back signed for Tottenham Hotspur. Adams featured in one FA Cup match for the ""Lilywhites"" and played a further 10 matches during the World War II war time years. In June, 1946 he signed for his local club Carlisle United where he went on to make 33 appearances and netting a solitary goal. After"
"Bob Adams (footballer) Robert James LM Adams (28 February 1917 – 1 September 1970) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Cardiff City, Bristol Rovers and Millwall. Born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, Adams joined Cardiff City at the age of 16 in 1932, keeping a clean sheet on his Football League debut soon after in February 1933 during a 2–0 win over Southend United in Division Three South. He spent two years at Ninian Park, largely as cover for Tom Farquharson, making eleven league appearances before leaving the club at the end of the 1933–34 season,"
"Neil Adams (footballer) Neil James Adams (born 23 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer and former manager of Norwich City. He played as a midfielder for Stoke City, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Norwich City. Adams began his career playing for his local club Stoke City, where he quickly earned a reputation of being a tricky and productive winger. This prompted Everton to pay a fee of £150,000 for his signature in June 1986. He was part of the Everton's Championship-winning squad in 1987, but injuries prevented him from reaching his potential at Goodison Park and after three years"
"26 years old. Neither Adams nor his relatives knew about any kind of medical condition he may have had. At the time of his death, neither drug abuse nor foul play was suspected. Gaines Adams Gaines Adams (June 8, 1983 – January 17, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago"
"Don played for the cobblers from 1951 to 1956 and went on to play for Bedford town and Rushden town. Don Adams (footballer) Donald Frederick Adams (born 15 February 1931 in Northampton) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a forward. Don was the son of a former Northampton Town footballer by the name of Fred Adams who played in the 1920s, and lived in Clark Road Northampton, the garden backing onto the old county ground Don spent many hours as a youngster at the football ground, not only watching but also training. As"
"he moved on to Oldham Athletic. At Oldham, Adams played a major role in helping the club gain promotion to the newly formed Premier League in 1992 and also helped the Latics to reach the 1990 League Cup Final. He signed for Norwich City in February 1994 for a fee of £250,000. He became a regular in the Norwich for the next six seasons before ending his playing career with another two years at Oldham. After retiring from playing, Adams became a pundit for BBC Radio Norfolk, before taking up a coaching role at the Norwich City Academy – guiding"
"Micky Adams Michael Richard Adams (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. As a player, he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen-year professional career in the English Football League, including five years with Southampton at the highest level. He began his managerial career as player-manager for Fulham in 1996 and has led several teams at varying levels with mixed success, being named Manager of the Season twice, sacked a number of times and earning four promotions for the teams he has managed. Born in Sheffield,"
"Ron Adams (American football) Ron Adams (born July 24, 1966) is a former American football quarterback for the Detroit Drive and Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan. Adams attended Taylor Center High School in Taylor, Michigan. Adams continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Adams lead the Eagles to the 1987 Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, and was twice named an All-MAC selection. He was inducted into the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. Adams' statistics are as follows: He played for the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League"
"where he received a full scholarship to play football there. By 1968, he was captain of the team's offense at the school. He was not drafted by the National Football League, and was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played under coach Chuck Noll. In 1973 while a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Adams became a Scientologist. He said applying Scientology methodology helped his performance playing football. After seven years with the National Football League, Adams finished his pro-career as a member of the Atlanta Falcons. He subsequently took up other professions, including owning a"
"He left Tranmere with the club bottom of the Football League in April 2015. He was appointed manager of Irish side Sligo Rovers for a three-month spell starting in August 2015. He has been married twice and has four daughters and one son. After leaving management in 2015, he set up his own football consultancy business. Adams was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and was an associate schoolboy with Sheffield United from the age of twelve, where his boyhood idol was Tony Currie. He was a favourite of manager Jimmy Sirrel, though Adams was released from the youth set-up a few"
"Titus Adams Titus Adams (born January 28, 1983) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Adams has also been a member of the New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. Adams was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and was a standout defensive tackle for Creighton Preparatory School. There he was a two-time all-state selection and led his team to the state championship back to back years. They won the state title in 1999,"
"Sam Adams (American football) Sam Adams (born June 13, 1973) is a former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football at Texas A&M University, and earned All-American honors. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks eighth overall in the 1994 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos of the NFL. Adams was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time All-Pro. Adams was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Cypress Creek High"
"Danny Adams Daniel Benjamin Adams (born 3 January 1976 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer. Adams turned professional in 1999 and played for clubs including Macclesfield Town, Stockport County and Huddersfield Town. On 12 January 2007, the Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson told Adams along with two other teammates (Paweł Abbott and Martin McIntosh) that they were for sale. After telling this to the players, Peter Jackson told them to keep quiet about this but Adams thought that this was wrong and he told BBC Radio Leeds later that night. As a result of that Adams was then dropped from"
"Tony Adamle Anthony ""Tony"" Adamle (May 15, 1924 – October 7, 2000) was a professional American football linebacker and fullback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns before retiring to pursue a medical degree. Adamle grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and was a star fullback on his Collinwood High School football team. He attended Ohio State University in 1942, but his college career was cut short by World War II. After a stint in the U.S. Air Force, Adamle returned to finish his education at Ohio"
"Bill Adams (footballer, born 1902) William Adams (3 November 1902 – 15 March 1963) was an English footballer who played at right-half or right-back in the Football League for Southampton, West Ham United and Southend United in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Tynemouth, Adams began his footballing career with Sunderland Colliery before moving south to join Guildford United. He made his debut for Southampton on 27 August 1927, but waited over three years for his next first team appearance. He went on to become club captain in the 1931–32 season, and totalled 205 league and cup appearances. Adams joined"
"FA Community Shields. A statue honouring Adams was unveiled at Emirates stadium on 9 December 2011, along with statues of Thierry Henry and Herbert Chapman. He won 66 caps for England between 1987 and 2000 and played at four major tournaments. When his playing career finished Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Azerbaijani side Gabala and Spanish side Granada. Adams will be appointed as the 29th President of the Rugby Football League over the summer of 2019. He will succeed Andy Burnham. Born in Romford, Adams grew up in Dagenham and was a"
"Frank Adams (footballer) Francis Adams (8 February 1933 – 25 March 2009) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Bury and Chester. Adams, born in Liverpool, Lancashire, was to spend most of his professional career with Bury, who he joined from local side Bury Amateurs. Between 1955 and 1963 he made 169 appearances in the Football League for the club. He missed only three games in Bury's Third Division championship season of 1960–61, the most successful in the club's history in terms of goals scored and points gained. In the summer of 1963"
"received the Service to Football Award at the 2017 League Managers Association Awards. Tony Collins (footballer) Anthony Norman Collins (born 19 March 1926) is an English football player, manager and scout, who played as a left winger. He managed Rochdale between 1960 and 1967, becoming the first black manager in The Football League and leading them to the 1962 Football League Cup Final, their only major final appearance. Collins played professionally for Sheffield Wednesday, York City, Watford (in two spells), Norwich City, Torquay United and Crystal Palace (where he was the club's first black player), before ending his playing career"
"Adams was part of the youth team at Sheffield United from the age of twelve until released in 1977. He turned professional at the Third Division team Gillingham in 1979, where he established himself in the first team, winning a move in 1983 to Coventry City who were in the First Division. He spent four years at Coventry before being sold on to Leeds United in 1987. He was bought by Southampton for £250,000 in 1989, where he enjoyed five years of top-flight football. He was loaned out to Stoke City in 1994, before he signed with Fulham later in"
"professional club was Watford, whom he played for from 1954 until 1956 and making a further 75 appearances and netting five goals, when he was granted a free transfer by the Football League. Adams ended his playing career with Southern Football League side Dartford. Adams died on 24 June 2012 at the age of 84. Chris Adams (footballer) Christopher James Adams (6 September 1927 – 24 June 2012) was an English footballer whose position was outside left. Adams started his career playing for various local teams in Essex before joining Leytonstone. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in"
"he won both their best and fairest award and kicked 69 goals to top their goal kicking. Adams then moved to Tasmania for the 1930 season, being playing coach of North Launceston in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) competition. After spending the first half of the 1931 football season as playing coach of Prahran, Adams returned to the VFL and signed up with Melbourne where he would play until his retirement as a player at the end of the 1932 season. He continued his coaching career with Melbourne, coaching their reserves to five premierships between 1933 and 1939. His"
"returned to outdoor soccer (and to Southern California) to play for Maccabi Los Angeles. Douglas played three seasons for Maccabi, leading them to the final of the National Challenge Cup each year from 1980-82, winning the Cup in 1981. When Maccabi folded after the 1982 season, Douglas retired. ASL All-Star: 1977 Tony Douglas (soccer) Tony Douglas (born August 16, 1952 in Point Fortin, Trinidad) is a retired professional football (soccer) forward from Trinidad and Tobago. He spent his professional career in the United States, playing in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He"
"Chris Adams (footballer) Christopher James Adams (6 September 1927 – 24 June 2012) was an English footballer whose position was outside left. Adams started his career playing for various local teams in Essex before joining Leytonstone. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in 1947, before turning professional the following year and playing in the top division of English football. After four years at Spurs he made a total of six appearances and scored one goal. Adams signed for Norwich in 1952 and went on to feature in 29 matches and found the net on three occasions. His last"
"Tech. Tony Holm Bernard Patrick Holm (May 22, 1908 – July 15, 1978), nicknamed Tony Holm, was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Holm played college football for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams, earning All-America honors in 1929. ""Wade's big express-train fullback, Tom Holm, is in the south all of what Al Marsters and Chris Cagle are in the east. His greatest game was in a 33–13 loss to"
"Tony Holm Bernard Patrick Holm (May 22, 1908 – July 15, 1978), nicknamed Tony Holm, was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Holm played college football for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams, earning All-America honors in 1929. ""Wade's big express-train fullback, Tom Holm, is in the south all of what Al Marsters and Chris Cagle are in the east. His greatest game was in a 33–13 loss to Georgia"